Tourek Williams will have to make a long drive from South Florida to San Diego in the near future, as FIU's dominant pass rusher was selected by the Chargers 179th overall in the sixth round in Saturday's final day of the 2013 NFL Draft. Williams had 6.5 sacks and 14.5 tackles for loss in 12 games for FIU last season, but that production was put in question when Williams had a less-than-stellar NFL Scouting Combine showing in February. Williams redeemed himself with excellent showing on his pro day likely played a large role in his being drafted Saturday.

Perhaps it was the sunny weather drawing South Floridians to the beach Sunday. Whatever the reason, the region wasn't tuned in to the World Cup Final as it has in the past. The Fort Lauderdale-Miami market ranked eighth nationally with a TV rating of 11.5; Washington, D.C., led with 15.4, and Orlando was fifth at 12.6, and West Palm Beach ninth at 10.8. In 2010, Fort Lauderdale-Miami had the highest average throughout the tournament. That was cited by Major League Soccer officials as a factor in approving Miami for David Beckham's expansion team.

The Dolphins announced San Diego defensive end/tackle Vaughn Martin visited the team's Davie facility today. Martin, a four-year veteran who was born in Jamaica and reared in Canada, started 27 games for the Chargers the last two seasons and amassed 66 tackles and two sacks. His strength is playing the run. Martin (6-4, 308) was mostly the left defensive end in the Chargers' 3-4 scheme. In 2011, he took over after Luis Castillo sustained a broken leg in the opener and started the remaining 15 games.

The Marlins downplayed right-hander Henderson Alvarez's early exit from Wednesday's game with what the team originally termed elbow stiffness. Following the Marlins' 8-5 win over the Nationals, Alvarez said he felt tighness in his arm but doesn't believe it will prevent him from making his next start. Alvarez was seemingly in command as he held the Nationals without a run on five hits through five innings. He was removed after throwing 62 pitches. There was no drop in his velocity.

Hello probation. Goodbye dignity. Monday's coda to the career implosion of former San Diego Mayor Bob Filner is yet another cautionary tale for powerful men: You could end up like Filner, jobless and disgraced, with your deepest secrets laid out in the cold, precise language of a probation officer's report. Or you could keep your hands to yourself. After pleading guilty to felony false imprisonment and misdemeanor battery, Filner was sentenced in a San Diego courtroom Monday: He will be on probation for three years, including three months in home confinement.

SAN DIEGO -- A sharp earthquake rattled Southern California Tuesday evening, shaking buildings in San Diego but apparently causing no injuries or serious damage. It was not immediately known what affect the quake had in Tijuana, Mexico, a large border city 15 miles to the south. The quake, which struck at 6:38 p.m. PST (9:38 p.m. EST), measured 4.7 on the Richter scale and was centered in a residential area 5 miles southeast of downtown San Diego, according to a spokesman for the California Institute of Technology`s Seismology Laboratory in Pasadena.

The Chargers got off to a slow start again this season, and a slow start in the game against the Raiders, but they still have as many offensive, defensive and special teams scoring threats as any team in the NFL. LaDainian Tomlinson, Antonio Gates, Chris Chambers, Vincent Jackson, Antonio Cromartie, Darren Sproles... that's a lot to worry about. This will be a real test for the Dolphins' linebacking group, particularly Channing Crowder and Akin Ayodele in coverage. What's your gameplan for beating San Diego?

DAVIE - The Dolphins traded down in the second round of Friday's NFL Draft, sending pick No. 50 to San Diego in exchange for the Chargers' 57 th pick and an additional fourth-round selection, pick No. 125. The Dolphins then traded the pick they got from the Chargers to San Francisco, acquiring a fifth-round pick. So, basically the Dolphins moved down 13 spots -- from No. 50 to No. 63 -- and also acquired fourth- and fifth-round picks. The Dolphins selected LSU WR Jarvis Landry with the 63rd pick of the second round.

-- WHERE: Qualcomm Stadium, San Diego, 10:05 p.m. -- BROADCAST: TV - SC. Radio - WQAM (560-AM), WQBA (1140-AM, Spanish), WJNO (1040-AM). -- WHO'S HOT FOR THE PADRES: Before Wednesday, RF Tony Gwynn was batting .533 (16 for 30) with five doubles, two homers and five RBI on San Diego's road trip. ... 1B Wally Joyner was batting .320 (8 for 27) with two home runs and four RBI on the road trip. -- WHO'S NOT FOR THE PADRES: Before Wednesday, CF Steve Finley was batting .185 (5 for 27) on the road trip.

MIAMI -- It looked as bad on film as it did in person. But coach Don Shula refused to declare his defense a disaster area Monday after reviewing the Dolphins` 50-28 loss to San Diego. "We`re not going to dwell on what happened in San Diego. We`re going to take one look at it, get it out of our systems and go back to work," Shula said. "We`ve got to get some positive thoughts, as opposed to hanging our heads all week." Finding something positive about Sunday`s defensive performance would be impossible.

Phillies at Marlins When/where: 7:10 p.m., Marlins Park, Miami On the air: TV: FSF Radio: 940-AM, 1230-AM (West Palm) 710-AM (Spanish) On the mound: RHP Kyle Kendrick (0-4, 3.96) vs. RHP Nate Eovaldi (2-2, 3.62): Eovaldi is 2-1 with a 2.73 ERA at home and but is coming off two shaking outings on the West Coast trip, gaining a no-decision in San Diego and a loss in San Francisco while giving up a combined 16 hits and eight runs in 9 1/3 innings. He's 1-4 with a 4.38 ERA against the Phillies in seven appearances.

Sporting a cast and a sling on his valuable right arm it was obvious that Marlins sidelined ace Jose Fernandez would've preferred to face the Philadelphia Phillies Tuesday evening in his regularly scheduled start instead of a media horde wanting to know every detail about what's become Tommy John-gate. A surprisingly upbeat Fernandez admitted he knew something was wrong with his elbow in his May 4 home start against the Dodgers, but chose not to tell pitching coach Chuck Hernandez or manager Mike Redmond until he felt the same, "pinch," during the third inning of his next start in San Diego five days later.

SAN FRANCISCO - Miami Marlins ace Jose Fernandez underwent successful Tommy John surgery in Los Angeles Friday. Details of the events leading up to the procedure raise questions as to whether it could have been averted. Ralph Fernandez (no relation), Jose's Tampa-based attorney released a statement Friday afternoon to bring folks up to speed on Fernandez's surgery. He also put forth a timeline suggesting Fernandez first felt discomfort in the aftermath of a May 4 home start against the Dodgers, not his last outing May 9 at San Diego.

LOS ANGELES - Marlins' fans on Monday learned their team would be without staff ace Jose Fernandez during the foreseeable future. Once the game started at Dodger Stadium, Tom Koehler offered them no reassurance the rotation would be fine without him. Koehler lost leads of 1-0 and 3-1, and lasted just 3 2/3 innings in the series-opening 6-5 loss at Chavez Ravine. He did come away with one inauspicious achievement. Koehler became the only starter in club history to total more than 100 pitches without completing at least four innings.

The player the Miami Marlins could least afford to lose will likely miss the rest of the 2014 season. The initial diagnosis on ace Jose Fernandez is a right elbow sprain, but the Marlins anticipate Fernandez will require season-ending surgery, a source in contact with a team executive said. Before Monday's game at Dodger Stadium, manager Mike Redmond said the team was awaiting MRI results to determine the full extent of the injury. Fernandez after Friday's outing in San Diego told Redmond he was feeling discomfort.

After falling behind Yonder Alonso 2-0 with one on and one out in the fourth inning Sunday, Henderson Alvarez got a visit from catcher Jeff Mathis. As Mathis returned to the plate, Alvarez crouched behind the mound and slammed the rosin bag. His disposition would not improve. The Padres batted around and aided by a pair of Alvarez walks hung a four-spot on the Marlins en route to a series-clinching 5-4 win at Petco Park. Coming off an 8-1 homestand, the Marlins were anticipating much better on the first leg of this 11-game, three-city California trip.

A light breeze blew across the sea of spandex and spokes at the Florida State Cycling Championships at Miller Park in Fort Lauderdale. Three of the area`s top competitors hid from the sun under a van trunk cover. Rita Larred, Richard Hallick and Lynn Tunks-Miller sat together drinking orange juice and eating fig newtons. The state championship last month was the final tuneup for this weekend`s United States Cycling Federation National Cycling Championships in San Diego. The trio could afford to take a break because each had already earned a spot in the nationals.

Marlins at Dodgers When/Where: 10:10 p.m., Dodger Stadium, Los Angeles On the air TV: FSF Radio: 940-AM, 1230-AM (West Palm), 710-AM (Spanish) On the mound RHP Tom Koehler (3-2, 1.99) vs. RHP Dan Haren (4-1, 2.68): Koehler faced the Dodgers on May 2 at Marlins Park and held them scoreless on three hits with two walks and four strikeouts over seven innings for his third win. In three Dodger Stadium starts, Haren is 1-0 with a 1.86 ERA, three walks, 16 strikeouts and a .230 opponents' batting average in 19 1/3 innings.

President of Baseball Operations Michael Hill on Friday put eyes on left-hander Brady Aiken of Cathedral Catholic High School in Cardiff by the Sea, outside San Diego. Aiken is projected to be among the top three players taken in next month's First-Year Player Draft. The Marlins pick second overall after the Astros and are all but sure to take a pitcher - likely Aiken, North Carolina State lefty Carlos Rodon or Texas prep right-hander Tyler Kolek. “Big, strong, physical 17-year-old,” said Hill of Aiken, who features a mid-90s fastball in his three-pitch repertoire.